公开(公告)号：US20190129275A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US15796055

申请日：2017-10-27

Applicant: Exciting Technology, LLC

Inventor： Paul F. McManamon ,  Abtin Ataei

IPC: G02F1/29

Abstract: This disclosure teaches a thin film beam steering system comprising either flat or tilted transparent electrodes on one side of the electro-optical crystal layer and a transparent ground electrode on the other side. There is an insulator between each adjacent electrode which can be inserted all the way or partially through the EO crystal layer. A mirror layer can also be attached to the ground electrode. The refractive index of the EO crystal layer is changeable as a function of varying an applied voltage generated by the voltage supply and applied to the EO crystal layer. The disclosure also includes bulk crystal beam steering systems to steer a beam in 2 dimensions and to a wider angle.

公开(公告)号：US20250093198A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18889085

申请日：2024-09-18

Applicant: Exciting Technology LLC

Inventor： Matthew P. Dierking

IPC: G01H9/00 ,  G01B11/16 ,  G03H1/02 ,  G03H1/16 ,  G03H1/22

Abstract: A device may include a stable laser light source configured to provide a master reference in a Doppler vibrometer scheme, a camera configured to receive scattered light from an object and a reference beam, an optical device configured to generate multiple illumination beams, an acquisition system configured to acquire images and precision timing data returned from the object, and an image processor configured to demodulate light detected by the camera via digital holographic scheme. The example image processor performs pulse-pair Doppler processing to determine vibration of the object.

公开(公告)号：US12055836B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17245532

申请日：2021-04-30

Applicant: Exciting Technology, LLC

Inventor： Paul F. McManamon ,  Abtin Ataei

IPC: G02F1/29 ,  G02F1/139 ,  G02F1/313 ,  G02F1/31

CPC classification number: G02F1/3133 ,  G02F1/139 ,  G02F1/292 ,  G02F1/3138 ,  G02F1/311 ,  G02F2203/24

Abstract: An example system includes a high-side electrode layer including a number of discrete electrodes and a low-side electrode layer. The system further includes an electro-optic (EO) layer including an EO active material positioned between the high-side electrode layer and the low-side electrode layer, thereby forming a number of active cells of the EO layer. Each of the number of active cells of the EO layer includes a portion of the EO layer that is positioned between one of the discrete electrodes and the low-side electrode layer. The example system further includes an insulator operationally coupled to the active cells of the EO layer, and at least partially positioned between a first one of the active cells and a second one of the active cells.

公开(公告)号：US20230259000A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18136225

申请日：2023-04-18

Applicant: Exciting Technology LLC

Inventor： Paul F. McManamon ,  Abtin Ataei

IPC: G02F1/29 ,  G01J9/00

CPC classification number: G02F1/292 ,  G01J9/00 ,  G02F2203/18 ,  G01J2009/002

Abstract: An example deformable mirror includes a number of cells defining an aperture plane of the mirror. Each of the cells includes a first transparent electrode layer and a second reflective electrode layer, with a solid crystal electro-optical (EO) active layer between the electrode layers. The deformable mirror includes a reflective layer optically coupled to each of the cells on the reflective side of the cell.

公开(公告)号：US20220360037A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-10

申请号：US17860834

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: Exciting Technology, LLC

Inventor： Paul F. McManamon ,  Abtin Ataei

IPC: H01S5/00

Abstract: An example system includes a first steering lens positioned between an EM source and a second steering lens, and the second steering lens positioned between the first steering lens and an emission lens. The example system includes the first and second steering lenses having a combined first effective focal length, and where the emission lens is a positive lens have a second focal length. The example system includes the first effective focal length being shorter than the second focal length. The example system includes a first steering actuator that move the first steering lens along a first movement course, and a second steering actuator that moves the second steering lens along a second movement course.

公开(公告)号：US20220350135A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17860813

申请日：2022-07-08

Applicant: Exciting Technology, LLC

Inventor： Paul F. McManamon ,  Abtin Ataei

IPC: G02B26/08

Abstract: An example system includes a first steering lens positioned between an EM source and a second steering lens, and the second steering lens positioned between the first steering lens and an emission lens. The example system includes the first and second steering lenses having a combined first effective focal length, and where the emission lens is a positive lens have a second focal length. The example system includes the first effective focal length being shorter than the second focal length. The example system includes a first steering actuator that move the first steering lens along a first movement course, and a second steering actuator that moves the second steering lens along a second movement course.

公开(公告)号：US11209567B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US16068171

申请日：2017-01-24

Applicant: Exciting Technology, LLC

Inventor： Paul F. McManamon ,  J. Stephen Wills

IPC: G01V3/30 ,  G01V3/16 ,  G01V1/44 ,  G01V11/00 ,  E21B47/003 ,  E21B47/11 ,  G01S17/58 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01N22/00 ,  G01N33/28 ,  G01N27/00

Abstract: A system includes a ground based area, an electromagnetic (EM) interrogation device having an EM emitter that directs an EM beam at the ground based area. The EM interrogation device includes a detector array that receives reflected EM radiation from the EM beam, and a controller having a ground movement description module that determines a movement profile of the ground based area in response to the reflected EM radiation.

公开(公告)号：US10989982B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US16916731

申请日：2020-06-30

Applicant: Exciting Technology, LLC

Inventor： Abtin Ataei ,  Paul F. McManamon

IPC: G02F1/29 ,  G02B27/09 ,  G02B27/10

Abstract: An example system includes a bulk steering crystal apparatus having a first lens face and a second concave face. The example bulk steering crystal apparatus further includes a number of steering portions interposed between the first lens face and the second concave face, where each of the steering portions includes a bulk substrate portion including an electro-optical material and a corresponding high-side electrode electrically coupled to the corresponding one of the number of steering portions.

公开(公告)号：US20210048723A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US16999816

申请日：2020-08-21

Applicant: Exciting Technology, LLC

Inventor： Paul F. McManamon ,  Abtin Ataei

IPC: G02F1/29

Abstract: An example system includes a high-side electrode layer including a number of discrete electrodes and a low-side electrode layer. The system further includes an electro-optic (EO) layer including an EO active material positioned between the high-side electrode layer and the low-side electrode layer, thereby forming a number of active cells of the EO layer. Each of the number of active cells of the EO layer includes a portion of the EO layer that is positioned between one of the discrete electrodes and the low-side electrode layer. The example system further includes an insulator operationally coupled to the active cells of the EO layer, and at least partially positioned between a first one of the active cells and a second one of the active cells.

公开(公告)号：US10859701B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US15577435

申请日：2016-06-01

Applicant: Exciting Technology, LLC

Inventor： Paul F. McManamon

IPC: G01S17/58 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G01S7/48 ,  G01N21/64 ,  G01N21/71 ,  G01V8/20 ,  G01S13/90

Abstract: A system includes a ground based area, an electromagnetic (EM) interrogation device having an EM emitter that directs an EM beam at the ground based area. The EM interrogation device includes a detector array that receives reflected EM radiation from the EM beam, and a controller having a ground movement description module that determines a movement profile of the ground based area in response to the reflected EM radiation.